East Cary Family Physicians

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on early detection, prevention, and the vital role of regular screenings in women’s healthcare. Most breast cancers are diagnosed in women over the age of 50. Genetic counseling and testing can help individuals understand their risk.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

This blog will help you understand basic terms, concepts, and expectations related to cholesterol screenings. This blood test provides a complete cholesterol breakdown by measuring individual lipid components. Your doctor recommends full lipid testing to diagnose potential cardiovascular issues. What Is a Lipid Panel?

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Pharmacists’ Corresponding Responsibility A controlled substance prescription, to be valid, must be issued for “a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of [their] professional practice.” The government asserted additional allegations that are outside our scope. Complaint ¶ 58. Complaint ¶ 59.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 12, 2022

Because individuals with claudication are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke, seeking medical care quickly is important. We can help determine if claudication is to blame and create an individualized treatment plan to meet your unique needs. What Are the Symptoms? Contact us today to schedule your consultation.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

While some individuals' symptoms may be mild, others can be severe and even disabling. In most cases, CVI can be effectively managed with a combination of lifestyle changes and compression therapy.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. So as you mentioned, dementia, there’s some research that show about 86% or 93% of those individuals will get that. Raele: I do. I have one.

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Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

Normally, when a healthy individual is exposed to cold temperatures the blood vessels in the fingers and toes vasoconstrict or narrow. How is Raynaud's Phenomenon diagnosed? Raynaud's phenomenon, also known as Raynaud Syndrome, is an exaggerated response to a normal physiologic process.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. Endoscopy, upper GI and endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing gastritis. Non invasive H. Non invasive H. pylori in the kid.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

They came up with the 1984 and the 1985 amendments to the Orphan Drug Act which removed the requirement that to be an orphan drug one could not be patentable and which created a simple 200,000 persons diagnosed with the rare condition as the alternative criterion for qualifying to be an orphan drug. (The

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

One of the primary tools used in diagnosing fever is the thermometer, an instrument that measures body temperature. Fever can present alongside other symptoms, such as chills and fatigue, which may help in diagnosing the underlying cause. Fever is a common indication that the body is fighting off infection.

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Vascular Physician

JULY 18, 2022

These include: Age: People are most likely to be diagnosed with FMD in their 50s. Smoking: People who smoke cigarettes are more likely to be diagnosed with FMD. For people diagnosed with FMD, smoking can make the condition worse. What Are the Symptoms? The symptoms of FMD depend on which arteries the disease has affected.

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Vascular Physician

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

It is estimated that this affects up to thirty percent of individuals with chronic pelvic pain and is most likely to develop in women who have previously given birth. If you have been diagnosed with pelvic venous disorders or suspect that you might have it, here is what you need to know about understanding the condition.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He studies the mental health system in the ways in which it has failed children and adolescents, and he writes about his experience with cancer in a blog, the Billgardner.substack.com, Billgardner, one word. ” Somebody in the comments on their blog response said, “Did you check the date? Bill: Thank you. Brad: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago.

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Physicians use many factors, including the severity of arterial blockage and the patient's history, when deciding what treatment choice is best for each individual patient. Many surgical strategies exist, and they can be combined to suit a patient's individual needs.

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Vascular Physician

OCTOBER 24, 2022

While this is true, the condition is more common in individuals with cardiovascular disease. Treatment Options for Mesenteric Ischemia If you are diagnosed with acute mesenteric ischemia, you will most likely have to undergo immediate surgery to remove the clot that is blocking blood flow to your intestines.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She aims to become a physician-scientist in pediatrics and medical genetics, engaging in bench-to-bedside research that utilizes multi-omics-based approaches to provide a molecular diagnosis and support personalized care for individuals with suspected rare genetic diseases and their families. References Jeanmonod R, Asuka E, Jeanmonod D.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But it might underestimate it because lots of mild cases don’t actually present clinically, and they’re not diagnosed endoscopically. The best way to diagnose this is through imaging like CT scans. And again, The awake flexible fiber optic laryngoscope is the gold standard for diagnosing laryngomalacia.

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

So I have thought about this for months, maybe years since your 2016, cycle blog, but we have picked Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen. And he was so thankful that he kind of ended up in the hepatic coma and got diagnosed with liver cancer because it was his chance to be linked to treatment for addiction, which is so extreme.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

The last time we had you on the podcast, Bill, you talked about your cancer diagnosis and a personal experience with MAID, which you also, we’ll have a link to your blog post too about this as well. So it started off for individuals with a terminal illness. Eric: Well, I wonder if we can contextualize this.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) And if the doctors still come up with different diagnoses or perceptions of what’s happening with the patient and or treatment plans, that’s all on them. Of note, we talked about implicit bias in depth in this podcast with Kimberely Courseen.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Stop thinking the physical exam or the differential diagnose, whatever, and just be there. In the individual clinical encounter, that’s a lot of what we do. Not a lot of blogs out there. It’s going to feel like they’re in free fall. Stop being the expert. Stop trying to think of the right answer. Josh: Yeah.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

So, for example, everyone who was diagnosed with an advanced or metastatic lung cancer had a prognosis on the order of months. Eric 16:38 So everybody was diagnosed with an advanced lung cancer sometime in the last twelve weeks and then they were randomized. This is Eric Widera. Eric 21:19 So I got a question for you, Chris.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Post exposure prophylaxis is recommended for household contacts, so the people that the index patient lives with, any high risk individual, and infant, pregnant women, or immune compromised individuals that have been in any sort of contact with the person with pertussis, and and a health care worker exposed without appropriate PPE.

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